How do planets form?

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Despite decades of progress in discovering planets outside our solar system, research by the OU has concluded that there is still insufficient evidence to say exactly how planets are made. The research is led by a team of OU academics headed up by Dr Helen Fraser, Senior Lecturer in Astronomy at the School of Physical Sciences.

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Open living lab's digital resources now available

In a major step toward public engagement, The Open University's Weston OpenLiving Lab's digital resources have been made accessible via the award winning, OpenSTEM Labs platform, allowing users to view wildlife footage, explore live camera feeds, and access environmental data such as soil temperature and weather conditions.

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